general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to walk away; to walk off
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
roughly; coarsely; grittily
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
licking; sticking out one's tongue
with a start; with a jump
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
great difference; major mistake
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)